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Happy Easter, Happy Passover, and Happy Holidays everywhere. Praise to god and happy new year. Be Safe out there. The Rocklandpost wishes you a peaceful and joyous day with your loved ones or the ones that need your love.

March 19, 2018­–Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced today that Talib Waters (DOB 06/22/87) of Yonkers has been arraigned on 91 counts, among them one count of Bribing a Witness, six counts of Criminal Contempt in… Continue reading.

March 20, 2018– Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Sincere Smith (DOB 05/10/95) pleaded guilty Monday to Robbery in the First Degree, a class B felony, for a robbery that took place in the Village of… Continue reading.

March 15, 2018–Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. today announced that Andre Coverdale (DOB 12/18/88), who has no known address, pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in… Continue reading.

New City, NY – As part of Sunshine Week and on National Freedom of Information Day, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced changes to the Rocklandgov.com website to make it easier for residents to… Continue reading.

On Saturday, February 17th, the Hoch Center for Emergency Education hosted a local Boy Scout Troop from Briarcliff Manor for a training session in CPR. The boys and their scout leaders were taught the American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and… Continue reading.

New City, NY – County Executive Ed Day announced that Rockland County has been communicating with the Governor’s office and the process of deploying the NY National Guard to Rockland has… Continue reading.

FROM THE DESK OF THE ACLU
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes unlawfully discriminated against Aimee Stephens when it fired her after she said she was transgender.
The… Continue reading.

In too many workplaces around the country, coming out as trans is a fireable offense. But this ruling affirms that that is illegal, setting an important precedent confirming that transgender people are protected by the Civil Rights Act. Continue reading.

Rockville Centre, NY – The Center for Science Teaching and Learning (CSTL) announced the official launch of the 2018 Spellman High Voltage Electronics Clean Tech Competition, a unique, worldwide research and design challenge for pre-college youth that encourages Continue reading.

On another wintery day in America, while schools and public buildings are closed for the second nor-easter of this 2018 March week, we at the Rocklandpost decided to publish an excerpt from a mid to late 19th century classic written… Continue reading.

Rockland and surrounding areas could receive 6-15 inches of snow with winds ranging from 15 – 25 mph and upward. The snow should start lightly falling around midnight with the majority of the storm’s… Continue reading.

Resorts World Catskills, New York’s newest resort destination located in Sullivan County announced the opening of its 5,000-square-foot poker room, which opened to the public this morning at 10:00 AM. Continue reading.

PEARL RIVER-As the first Nor’easter of March 2018 settled over Rockland, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee packed Pearl River’s Main St. cafe ‘Jane on Main’ with about 50 supporters to announce her re-election campaign on March 4.

Well, it was a nasty weekend. Electric power lines downed by multiple falling trees, gusting and whipping winds that blew cars around the new Westchester-Rockland Bridge with icy temperatures with quite the complimentary freezing winter bite.… Continue reading.

Today at approximately 1:30 PM a NJ transit train travelling to Spring Valley struck a car that was on the tracks at the New Clarkstown Rd. crossing in Nanuet, NY. The vehicle was sitting in traffic, on the tracks, when the railroad crossing gates began Continue reading.

Today at approximately 12:43 PM the Clarkstown Police Department received a report of a structure fire at 17 Heritage Dr. in New City. Upon arrival of our patrol units, the structure was fully engulfed in flames. No one… Continue reading.

“While thousands of Westchester residents slept in homes with no heat, power or hot water and in some cases with live wires down around them- NYSEG officials stopped responding to emails and calls, and became totally unresponsive. The people… Continue reading.

‘Write Her Future’, is Lancôme’s first world-wide philanthropic program. As part of the project, Lancôme will donate at least 2 million Euros/$2.4 million to literacy programs over the… Continue reading.

Truck crashed into pole at entrance to Nyack High School field house just as the rocklandpost.com reader was picking up family at the Nyack High School. The reader reported when the group got back to Oak… Continue reading.

A proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Labor would broaden the availability of health insurance coverage—called Association Health Plans (AHPs)—sold through associations of employers. The proposal has potential to erode consumer protections,… Continue reading.

March 1-
Ossining for Fair Funding is calling on New York State Elected Officials to address and fix the severe state underfunding of the District. With the release of the Executive Budget, and past unsubstantial action by Albany, the… Continue reading.

11:52AM Friday March 2, A fairly large tree is downed on the center stretch of 9w between Piermont and Nyack. Use other roadway, or don’t drive due to the number of trees falling quickly. Powerlines are downed.… Continue reading.

All are invited to attend Ellen Jaffee’s Re-election Campaign kickoff this Sunday afternoon, March 4th at 3:30 PM at Jane Cafe 40 South Main Street, Pearl River, NY 10965
For more information call 845-517-9881.

“Pfizer is Pfabulous when it comes to supporting Rockland nonprofits. Today, the Pearl River site held a Silent Auction featuring 65 items all generated or donated by Pfizer employees. There were beach vacations, golf outings, baskets filled with pizza-making ingredients,… Continue reading.

The Town Of Stony Point has recieved grant approval to repair and restore Town Hall. The Stony Point Town hall building currently resides in the Historic Sengstacken home.
The Town of Sony Point is… Continue reading.

By Carol McIlmurray
On February 27, at approximately 7:16AM, the Tarrytown Police Department received a 911 call reporting a dispute an apartment at Sleepy Hollow apartment complex, 177 White Plains Road in the Tarrytown village. Continue reading.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared a Public Health Emergency for all of New York State, noting that increased access and convenience for those seeking the flu vaccine is critical as the number of reported cases continues to rise.

The internet is under attack by the FCC once again. (https://www.longlivethenet.com/) They will not quit. Only this time, the FCC is closer than ever to its ultimate goal, handing the Internet over to giant ISPs like… Continue reading.

The Town of Ramapo recently announced in conjunction with the New York State Department of Labor that the Town of Ramapo had a 3.6% jobless rate in 2017. The rate is stated to be the lowest in RocklandCounty.… Continue reading.

New City, NY – County Executive Ed Day announced that Rockland County will re-evaluate the proposed retiree health insurance plan change to Aetna Insurance from the New York State Health Insurance Plan provided by the Empire Plan. Continue reading.